Directions

1.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a standard (12-cup) muffin tin (or two 6-cup tins) with paper cups. With an electric mixer, cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time; beat until combined.

2.
In a shallow bowl, mash 1/2 cup blueberries with a fork until liquefied. Add to butter mixture, along with lemon zest; beat to incorporate (mixture will appear separated).

3.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture in alternating batches, beginning and ending with the flour. Gently fold in remaining 1 1/2 cups blueberries.

4.
Spoon or scoop batter into cups, and sprinkle tops with remaining tablespoon sugar. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then turn out muffins onto a wire rack to cool 10 minutes more before serving.

Cook's Notes

Using an ice-cream scoop makes it easy to divide the batter evenly and neatly among the lined cups.

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AKeo

28 JUN, 2011

I have tried many blueberry muffin recipes with little success or satisfaction. This was fairly easy, full of blueberries, and came out absolutely delicious. I will be using this as my go to blueberry muffin recipe!

I made these cupcakes twice - the first time I followed the recipe and they were very good. I used organic cornmeal and I thought the cornmeal made them just a bit bitter. The second time I made them, I substituted brown rice flour for the cornmeal and they came out much better than the first batch. The rice flour added some sweetness without sacrifice the crunchy bite...

I was really intrigued by the cornmeal aspect of this recipe, so I gave it a try... but I think I prefer a little more traditional blueberry muffin recipe after all. I didn't mind the texture of the cornmeal very much, but I felt like it overpowered the taste of the blueberries just a bit. Overall, not bad muffins, but I don't think I'll be making more of these muffins any time soon.

I was really intrigued by the cornmeal aspect of this recipe, so I gave it a try... but I think I prefer a little more traditional blueberry muffin recipe after all. I didn't mind the texture of the cornmeal very much, but I felt like it overpowered the taste of the blueberries just a bit. Overall, not bad muffins, but I don't think I'll be making more of these muffins any time soon.